retain的常用短語：
retain on〔upon,over〕 (v.+prep.)
對(duì)…保持… keep (sth such as influence) over (sb or sth)
retain sth on〔over〕 sth
How does an aging politician retain his hold on the loyalty of the voters?一個(gè)年邁的政客是怎樣使選民繼續(xù)支持他的呢?
retain的用法例句：
1. Daily facial exercises help her to retain the skin's elasticity.
每天做面部運(yùn)動(dòng)幫助她保持皮膚彈性。
2. Disney will retain a 51 percent controlling interest in the venture.
迪斯尼將保留該項(xiàng)目51%的控股權(quán)。
3. Vegetables should retain some firmness and should not be soggy and waterlogged.
蔬菜應(yīng)保持一定的硬挺度，不應(yīng)潮乎乎的浸透了水。
4. He decided to retain him for the trial.
他決定聘請(qǐng)他為出庭律師。
5. He is likely to retain the England captaincy.
他有望繼續(xù)擔(dān)任英格蘭隊(duì)隊(duì)長。
6. to retain your independence
保持獨(dú)立
7. He has managed to retain most of his fortune.
他設(shè)法保存了他的大部分財(cái)產(chǎn).
8. We shall retain our rights.
我們將保留我們的權(quán)利.
9. China dishes retain heat longer than metal pans.
瓷器盤子比金屬盤子保溫時(shí)間長.
10. Retain copies of all correspondence, since you may need them at a later date.
要保留好所有信件的副本，日后可能會(huì)用到。
11. Native people were allowed to retain some sense of their traditional culture and religion.
當(dāng)?shù)卦∶瘾@準(zhǔn)可以保留一些自己的傳統(tǒng)文化和宗教。
12. This season I expect us to retain the championship and win the European Cup.
這個(gè)賽季我期待我們能夠保住冠軍頭銜，贏得歐洲杯。
13. How does an aging politician retain his hold on the loyalty of the voters?
一個(gè)年邁的政客是怎樣使選民繼續(xù)支持他的 呢 ?
14. He drove the idea in somehow, and hoped that his pupils would retain it.
他設(shè)法灌輸這一概念而且希望他的學(xué)生們記住它.
15. They built a wall round the shore of the lake to retain the water.
他們沿著湖邊筑起一道堤來擋水.